Mubasher: The main index of the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) ended Thursday in the red zone, after decreasing 0.94% or 48.85 points, reaching 5,121.38 points.
Oman Fisheries, Gulf Investment Services Holding, and Al Madina Investment Company stocks' tumbled 9.45%, 4.82%, and 4.55%, respectively.
The financial sector lost 1.54% as National Securities was the worst performer with 18.37%, followed by Al Batinah Development and Investment Holding with 5.26%, and Al Anwar Holdings with 4.49%.
The industry sector declined 1.42% after Al Anwar Ceramic Tiles Company and Galfar Engineering and Contracting dropped 4% and 2.74%, respectively.
The services sector shed 0.85% as Renaissance Services slid 8.4% and Al Jazeira Services went down 2.56%, whereas Phoenix Power levelled up 0.82%.
Traded volume rose to 14.6 million shares on Thursday against 12.05 million shares on Wednesday, while liquidity increased slightly to OMR 2.49 million from OMR 2.48 million.
